Kim Eung-ryong
{{short description|South Korean baseball player and manager}}
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| birth_place = Pyongwon, South Pyongan
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As manager
- Haitai Tigers ({{By|1983}}–{{By|2000}})
- Samsung Lions ({{by|2001}}–{{By|2004}})
- Hanwha Eagles ({{by|2013}}–{{By|2014}})
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- 10x Korean Series champion (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002)
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Kim Eung-Ryong (born September 15, 1941) is a Korean baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in the history of Korean professional baseball,Yoo Jee-ho. [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2894519 "Kim wins 1,000 and KBO sees longest game ever,"] Korea JoongAng Daily (September 4, 2008). having won ten Korean Series championships throughout his career. He was the manager of the Haitai Tigers (1983–2000), Samsung Lions (2001–2004), and Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014).
Biography
He studied in the United States, attending Georgia Southern College, and then returned to Korea. He played outfield for the South Korea national baseball team in the 1962 Asian Baseball Championship, which ended up winning a Bronze Medal.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
Kim managed the amateur baseball team sponsored by Haitai from 1964 to 1981. During that period he managed the South Korean team to its first international title in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup. He managed the national team to a Bronze Medal in the 1978 Amateur World Series.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
Continuing his association with Haitai, Kim was hired by the professional KBO League Haitai Tigers in 1983. He won nine championships with the Tigers (1983, 1986–89, 1991, 1993, 1996–97). From 1986 to 1997 he led the Tigers to eight championships, never losing a Korean Series during that span.
Kim was the manager of the Bronze Medal-winning South Korea national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Leaving the Tigers after the 2001 season, Kim was hired by the Samsung Lions. During his four-year tenure with the team, he led them to the Korean Series three times, winning it once (in 2002).
Kim left managing in 2005, serving as president of the Samsung Lions until 2010, and then continuing on in an administrative role.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
In 2016 Kim was hired as president of the Korea Baseball Softball Association.[https://www.baseballjapan.org/system/prog/news.php?l=e&i=1284 "Pro championship-winning manager elected to lead amateur baseball – Korea,"] Baseball Federation of Japan website (2016-11-30).
Managerial record
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! Team ! Finish ! Rank ! Games ! Wins ! Losses ! Draws ! Win% ! Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| 1983 | rowspan="24"| Haitai Tigers | rowspan="2"| 1/6 | 1/6 | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | .612 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. MBC Chungyong (4–1–0) |
| | 4/6 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 1984 | rowspan="2"| 5/6 | 5/6 | 50 | 19 | 29 | 2 | .396 | rowspan="2"| {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| | 3/6 | 50 | 24 | 25 | 1 | .490 | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 1985 | rowspan="2"| 3/6 | 3/6 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | rowspan="2"| {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| | 3/6 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 | .519 | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 1986 | rowspan="2"| 1/7 | 2/7 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 2 | .654 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1) | |
| 2/7 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 2 | .635 | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 1987 | rowspan="2"| 1/7 | 3/7 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 2 | .519 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" | Won Playoff vs. OB Bears (3–2) Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0) | |
| | 2/7 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 3 | .549 | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 1988 | rowspan="2"| 1/7 | 1/7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 1 | .639 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"| Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–2) | |
| | 1/7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 1 | .639 | ||||
| 1989 | 1/7 | 2/7 | 120 | 65 | 51 | 4 | .558 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Playoff vs. Pacific Dolphins (3–0) Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–1) | |
| 1990 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 120 | 68 | 49 | 3 | .579 | Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (0–3) | |
| 1991 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 79 | 42 | 5 | .647 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–0) | |
| 1992 | 3/8 | 2/8 | 126 | 71 | 54 | 1 | .567 | Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–3) | |
| 1993 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 81 | 42 | 3 | .659 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2) | |
| 1994 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 126 | 65 | 59 | 2 | .524 | Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–2) | |
| 1995 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 126 | 64 | 58 | 4 | .524 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| 1996 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 73 | 51 | 2 | .587 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (4–2) | |
| 1997 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 75 | 50 | 1 | .599 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–1) | |
| 1998 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 126 | 61 | 64 | 1 | .488 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| 1999 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 132 | 60 | 69 | 3 | .465 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| 2000 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 133 | 57 | 72 | 4 | .442 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| 2001 | rowspan=4 | Samsung Lions | 2/8 | 1/8 | 133 | 81 | 52 | 0 | .609 | bgcolor="silver" | Lost Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears (2–4) |
| 2002 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 133 | 82 | 47 | 4 | .636 | bgcolor="gold" | Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–2) | |
| 2003 | 4/8 | 3/8 | 133 | 76 | 53 | 4 | .589 | Lost Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns (0–2) | |
| 2004 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 133 | 73 | 52 | 8 | .584 | bgcolor="silver" | Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–3–4) | |
| 2013 | rowspan=2 | Hanwha Eagles | 9/9 | 9/9 | 128 | 42 | 85 | 1 | .331 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} |
| 2014 | 9/9 | 9/9 | 128 | 49 | 77 | 2 | .389 | {{Sort|10|Did not qualify}} | |
| ! colspan="4"| Overall record | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | ||||
| colspan="4"| | {{#expr:1567+1300+68}} | 1567 | 1300 | 68 | {{winpct|1567|1300|68}} | Won 10 Korean Series championships |
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130629165550/http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/RetirePitcher.aspx?pcode=80022 Retired player information] from Korea Baseball Organization
{{South Korea baseball roster 2000 Summer Olympics}}
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